The fire broke out shortly before 10 pm after which the firefighters were informed about the incident at the hospital. “We have recovered five bodies. Of them four were male and one female,” fire service’s operations director Lieutenant Colonel Zillur Rahman told reporters.
Fire broke out at a factory in Mumbai's Sewri Cotton Green area on Monday. Fire tenders are currently present at the spot as the efforts to douse the flames continue. According to reports, several people have been safely rescued from the site.
Between Monday and Wednesday four illegal units were sealed and 45 closed or vacated, according to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC). Show-cause notices were also issued to 13 units and a fresh survey of 21 units was also conducted during the same period, the civic body said.
The NHRC has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports that at least 43 people were killed in the Anaj Mandi area in central Delhi early Sunday morning when a blaze caused by a short-circuit turned a five-storey building into a "lethal gas chamber", the rights panel said.
Chaotic scenes prevailed at Maulana Azad Medical College, where the autopsy of the victims of the Anaj Mandi fire incident was done, as people said they were confused about how to transport the bodies of their relatives back home.
The DFS had not only deployed 2,000 officers across the city to tackle emergencies on Diwali, but had also stationed 25 officials to man its control room to deal with any fire-related calls.
According to a senior fire official, the fire broke out on the second floor at the office of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW).
A massive blaze erupted at a multi-storey building in Delhi's Zakir Nagar area late on Monday. Six people have been killed in the incident, while 11 others have received burn injuries. The fire has now been brought under control after much struggle due to the narrow lane, which made it difficult for the fire tenders to reach to the incident spot.
Ganesh Genesis high rise building in Ahmedabad engulfed in flames on Friday. Fire fighting operations are currently underway as nearly 25 people are feared trapped inside the building. The blaze has also spread to the adjacent flats due to strong winds. As per initial reports, a short circuit at an apartment had led to the fire at Ganesh Genesis high rise.
A factory in Delhi's Keshav Puram engulfed in flames early on Monday. At least 25 fire tenders were rushed to the spot soon after a call notifying the incident was made. As of now, any reports of injuries or casualties are not available.
A fire broke out at the second floor of the PICUP building in Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow. The blaze had soon spread to the third floor. At least 8 fire tenders rushed to the spot after a call was made to the fire officials. Any injuries or casualties were not reported into the incident.
Information on any casualties or loss of life was yet not available.
Cause of the fire could yet not be ascertained.
Sixteen fire tenders were present at the spot as the efforts to douse the flames continued.
"We're unable to make an entry inside the building, roof in the middle part of the building has also collapsed," a fire official said.
Six of the girls were taken to a nearby hospital due to problems caused by smoke inhalation, two of them were discharged after first aid.
There were three teachers in the coaching centre at the time of the incident. While one of them died, another received serious head injuries while jumping off the building.
As the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were stored in a strong room in nearby building, the incident sent panic among officials.
No injuries have been reported into the incident.
One Navy personnel has died in a fire incident onboard INS Vikramaditya. The incident was reported on the aircraft carrier when it was entering harbour in Karnataka's Karwar.
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